Holden Beach

We got to Holden Beach without any trouble and got checked into our little mom and pop Motel. It had just been remodeled so it was not bad at all. We then went over to Jennifer's Parents beach house and walked on the beach. We got to meet all of Jennifer's family and had a very nice dinner. CJ had fun playing with the other children. She ended up getting hurt a couple of times with all the running of the kids. At one point her finger got pinched between a swing and a chair. Her finger was cut and we had to put a bandage on it. Jennifer's sister found a Hello Kitty pink bandage. Jennifer's dad thought that it was funny to have CJ showing everyone her hurt finger, because it was the middle finger that was hurt. Jennifer's Dad had people come over to CJ and then he would ask CJ to show them her hurt finger. CJ loved the fact that everyone would start laughing as soon and she would put up her pink bandage on her middle finger.

The next morning CJ and I got up went to the store for some cereal and went to sit on the beach and have breakfast. We spent all morning at the beach playing. CJ started to be less afraid of the water once the other children came out to play. At around noon we went back to the motel took a shower and went out of a special mother daughter lunch. CJ was so sweet and proper at the lunch that the waitress even brought us a key line pie with wipe cream and raspberry sauce for desert that I did not have to pay for. To me that lunch was a symbolic part of our trip. It was all about enjoying the time with my daughter jsut the two of us.

It had been a long time since I have been to such a beautiful wedding. Jennifer's wedding was perfect. It was hot and CJ sat on the ground the whole time of the wedding ceremony. She ended up making a friend at the wedding and even wanted to sit next to her at dinner. I had to tell her that we had to sit at a different table but after dinner we could move any where we wanted (dinner had assigned table seating). After dinner CJ and the little girl just danced and run around all night. CJ did not even hide behind me she danced with everyone, until she just got so tired that she could not even stand herself. So we said our goodbyes and went back to the hotel to sleep.

The next day we got up, packed up, and headed to Colombia, SC to meet Sara one of my good friends from high school. We had lunch with her and went shopping. It was a good visit but the time went bye so fast. We then came home and unpacked.

Today we cleaned house and are just going to relax before I start work this week. I could not have asked for a better weekend to end my summer. I told Jay that I think that CJ and I should have some kind of annual mother/daughter weekend because this one was just so great.